2010 March

Upon hearing of the sad and untimely death of Bishop Kevin Dunn (RIP) in March 2008, at the suggestion of the Centre for Catholic Studies and in partnership with the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle, Durham University immediately announced its intention to establish an annualMemorial Lecture.  This annual event marks the decisive support and personal patronage that Bishop Dunn had given to the development of the Centre for Catholic Studies and the associated establishment of the Bede Chair – the first endowed Chair of Catholic Theology in the UK since the Reformation.  The Memorial Lecture, which is held in St Cuthbert’s Church/the Catholic Chaplaincy Durham, is a tribute to this lasting legacy.  The purpose is to serve and nurture theological education and ecclesial formation throughout the North by bringing the best of contemporary theology into conversation with the life of the contemporary church.  In May 2009, Professor Lewis Ayres, the first Bede Chair of Catholic Theology, presented the inaugural Bishop Dunn Memorial Lecture on the theme ‘The Trinity and the Life of the Church.
Professor Paul D. Murray, Director of the Centre for Catholics Studies at Durham University, will give this year’s lecture on the subject, ‘The Case for Catholic Theology in the UK Public Academy: An Opportunity for All.’  The lecture will be held on Wednesday 5th May, at 7:00 pm at St. Cuthbert’s Church.  The lecture is free, but reservations are required due to limited space.  Additionally, there is an optional ticketed reception after the lecture at the cost of £5.00 per person.  To reserve a place at the lecture and/or reception please contact Mr Gerald Boersma at the address below.  Please indicate whether you wish to attend the reception also and enclose a cheque accordingly, payable to: “Durham University – Centre for Catholic Studies.”

Catholic Theology
Research Seminar

Dr Eliana Corbari
‘Singing the Praises of Catherine of Sienna’
29th April
Dun Cow Cottage

ALL ARE
WELCOME

5:15-7:00

Drinks 5:15-5:30

If you wish to attend please email (noting whether or you wish to dine
afterwards):

m.a.volpe@durham.ac.uk

The gala Cinema, in conjunction with the Centre for Catholic Studies, is putting on a season of films exploring aspects of faith, conscience and enlightenment.  Films will be proceeded with lively introductions by film and theology experts from the Department of Theology and Religion, University of Durham.  The series kicks off on Monday 3rd with:

Wings of Desire (15)
Winner of the Best Director prize at Cannes, Wings of Desire is both a love-letter to the German capital and a rumination on human existence, and remains one of the most vital films ever made. Bruno Ganz is Damiel, an angel perched atop buildings high over Berlin who can hear the thoughts – fears, hopes, dreams – of all the people living below. He finds himself entranced by a trapeze artist whose eloquent expression of her doubts and fears makes him yearn for a life where he can feel happiness and love.
 
Monday 3 May | 8.00pm | dir. Wim Wenders, 1987, 128 mins

For a full program of events see below
Silent Light: Theology and Faith

Leeds Trinity University College, UK, is offering a PhD studentship in Korean Catholicism. Each studentship will be to the value of £13,300 for each of three years full-time study, including payment of fees.
 
Details and an application form can be found at http://www.leedstrinity.ac.uk/research/Pages/PhDStudentships.aspx
 
The deadline for application is 4 May 2010.

In a recent interview for the ‘Faith and Leadership’ Centre at Duke University, Geoff Moore, professor of business ethics at Durham University, Durham, U.K, and a member of the “Receptive Ecumenism and the Local Church”, Governance and Finance Team, responded to the question: “What can we learn from other denominations?”  Applying Receptive Ecumenism to the practice of building healthy churches Geoff Moore, says churches need to create institutional structures that reflect well on their core faith.  Moore works to understand how lessons and practices from one denomination might apply to others in ways that strengthen both.   A full transcript of the interview can be accessed through the following link:  Geoff Moore, ‘Faith and Leadership’

Archbishop Vincent Nichols has written a reply to recent developments in the abuse crisis.  His thoughts can be read here.

Director of Ushaw
Educational Outreach

USHAW
C O L L E G E
D U R H A M

Ushaw Educational Outreach offers flexible and enriching programmes and resources for all involved in the life and mission of the local Church and beyond. This includes full, part-time and online study within a wide range of courses in Theology and Ministry,as well as the Catholic Certificate in Religious Studies Online. Reporting directly to the President at Saint Cuthbert’s Seminary at Ushaw College, the Director will manage and develop a range of primarily online courses for lay and ordained members of the Catholic church and the wider Christian community. A full application pack and further information is available at www.ushaw.ac.uk.

Applications to Kay Wightman, Ushaw College, Durham DH7 9RH.

kay.wightman@ushaw.ac.uk

Deadline for applications is 30th April 2010 at 5pm

0191 373 8511 • kay.wightman@ushaw.ac.uk • www.ushaw.ac.uk

UEO Job Advert
Director Outreach – - Job Description
Director Outreach – - Person Specification

MICHAEL WILLIAMS RESEARCH FUND
Catholic Record Society, GB
These encourage the study of the historical connections between Roman Catholicism in England and Wales with the situation in other countries in Europe in the post-Reformation era.
Award amount max: Not specified
Closing date: 01 Jul 10
Further information

ANDREW C DUNCAN CATHOLIC HISTORY TRUST
Catholic Record Society, GB
These enable students from outside the UK to come to Britain for a short time to study aspects of the history of the Catholic Church in Great Britain since the Reformation. Awards are worth up to £1,000.
Award amount max: £1000
Closing date: 31 Oct 10
Further informatiom

Durham University has recently announced its participation in the International Network for Music Theology.  This network seeks

• To create an international organization with the capacity to attract large-scale funding from private and public funding bodies in the UK, Europe, America and elsewhere internationally
• To provide an international centre unifying musicological and theological work carried out within academic universities, institutions, and other public and relevant private organizations
• To create a locus for research in Music and Theology, with special reference to the creation of a new international and interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journal, The Journal of Music Theology
• To produce a Handbook for Music Theology (prospectively by Cambridge University Press)
• To present conferences, seminars and lecture series in support of international and national interests in Music and Theology
• To identify and develop new methodological frameworks for Music Theology
• To initiate and facilitate research which will sustain and expand the growing field of Music Theology

In addition to Durham the following institutions are participating in this network: Yale University (the Institute of Sacred Music); the University of Cambridge; Duke University; Boston University; The Pontifical Institute, Toronto; the University of Chicago; and the University of St Andrew’s.  More information may be found at the Network’s website.

On Wednesday 24th April, Rt Rev Sémus Cunningham presided at a mass of thanksgiving for the work of the Centre for Catholic Studies.  Please find below a PDF of the homily delivered by Rev Anthony Currer.
CCS Thanksgiving Mass Homily